Pub Trivia Thread

The world's fastest fish, the sailfish can be found throughout all the oceans of the world.
The sailfish has been clocked at speeds over 68 MPH, which is quite a feat for a fish weighing up to 200 pounds.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!


The yo-yo originated in the Philippines, where it was used as a weapon in hunting.


Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo.

47.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

The almond is a member of the peach family.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula."

in tibet,sticking out your tongue at someone signifies that you respect them

the fastest goal in world cup history was scored by hakan sukur of turkey against south korea in 2002.time-10.2 seconds

'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words.

The whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.

Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant “plenty of excrement.

The loudest band in the world is a subject of some dispute in musical circles. Many bands have claimed to be the loudest,

1976 The Who were listed as the "record holder", at 126 dB, measured at a distance of 32 meters from the speakers at a concert at The Valley (home ground of Charlton Athletic F.C.) on 31 May 1976.

1984 and 1994 The heavy metal band Manowar is one claimant of the title of "loudest band in the world", citing a measurement of 129.5 dB in 1994 in Hanover. However, Guinness Book of World Records listed Manowar as the record holder for the loudest musical performance for an earlier performance in 1984. Guinness does not recognize Manowar's later claim, because it no longer includes a category of loudest band, reportedly because it does not want to encourage hearing damage.Manowar achieved a SPL of 139 dB during the sound check (not the actual performance) at the Magic Circle Fest in 2008.

2007 British punk band Gallows allegedly broke Manowar's next to last record for loudest band in the world, claiming to have achieved 132.5 dB; however, this record was claimed in an isolated studio environment as opposed to live.

2009 KISS achieved a SPL of 136 dB measured by City of Ottawa Bylaw officers at the sound tent during their live performance (not the sound check). After noise complaints from neighbors in the area, the band was forced to turn the volume down.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."

A mayfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A lot of photocopier faults world-wide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.

Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump.

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

The data track on a CD is a very long spiral. If it were unwound and laid out in a straight line, it would be over 3.5 miles long.

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.